Overview
The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. Audubon’s state, regional, national, and international programs, nature centers, and chapters have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. As a sentinel species, we recognize that the fate of birds is inextricably tied to the fate of us all.
Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the United States and seven countries in 17 state and regional offices, 41 nature centers, and 23 wildlife sanctuaries. Together as one Audubon, we aspire to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss.
Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged, with a strong sense of belonging. The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon will bring new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.
Position Summary
The Senior Producer, Visual Storytelling, reporting to the Senior Director of Social Media and Storytelling, will bring a goal-oriented approach to video production and storytelling at Audubon. They will lead social media visual storytelling initiatives from ideation to development to production and align projects with organizational goals and efforts. They will produce informative, engaging content that will inspire and engage Audubon’s members, followers, and target audiences and motivate them to take action. Working closely with members from various departments, including editorial, marketing, fundraising, development, science, policy, and more, the senior producer will play a key role in the execution of the Audience Engagement team’s comprehensive digital strategy for a national nonprofit conservation organization while also supporting efforts across Audubon’s nationwide network of chapters and volunteers.
Compensation:
• Washington, DC Metro: $65,000 to $70,000/year
• NYC Metro: $70,000 to $75,000/year
Essential Functions
- Lead the development and execution of social media video strategy across the contemporary digital media ecosystem, directly contributing to Audubon’s conservation and engagement goals.
- Produce, shoot, and edit video content (including every aspect of pre-production, production, and post-production) to highlight strategic organizational priorities at Audubon.
- Collaborate with various departments to identify opportunities for visual storytelling.
- Ensure quality and consistency of all video content, maintaining brand identity, tone, and aesthetic.
- Identify opportunities to incorporate innovative audiovisual techniques and platforms to stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Capture assets (such as videos, photos, IG Stories) on location when needed.
- Research what resonates with target audiences, measure the performance of content, and incorporate data and user research into the storytelling production process, including optimizing content for various social platforms.
- Analyze engagement and provide data-driven feedback and recommendations for reporting.
- Create content (e.g. IG Stories, TikToks) to strategically engage Audubon’s younger digital audience.
- Build and maintain internal relationships with stakeholders and external relationships with vendors to develop a collaborative environment.
- Develop and deliver trainings, best practices, and guidelines in video and digital storytelling for the entire Audubon network.
- Work with Audubon’s national network to elevate content around our conservation work and streamline the asset-sharing process.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Marketing, Film & Media, or a related field.
- Understanding of National Audubon Society’s issue areas, brand style, and platforms for distribution.
- 3+ years of experience in video production and communications. Experience working in nonfiction storytelling preferred.
- High level of expertise with editing software including Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut, and more.
- Experience filming interviews and b-roll with a compact camera kit (ex: DSLR with shotgun mic).
- Experience filming in the field (particularly filming wildlife) a plus.
- Must be an avid and sophisticated consumer and user of digital media, and have familiarity and experience with Facebook, Twitter, lnstagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms.
- Ability to multitask and work in a collaborative environment for an organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail a must.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, lnDesign a plus.
- A self-starter attitude with a positive and enthusiastic approach to all tasks.
- Fluency in reading and writing Spanish is a plus.
- Non-profit and/or environmental conservation experience a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in elevating voices, ideas, needs, and concerns of communities of color and other people historically marginalized in America and the conservation movement.
- Commitment to Audubon’s role as an evidence-based conservation organization that works across the political spectrum to carry out our mission through science, political advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.
This position is a union eligible position and is represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
EEO Statement
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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